<p>any info on any of these schools would be very helpful. esp, about how the cmapus is like. is it rural withnothing to do, partying, etc. any input. im trying to cut some schools down here because i really hate cows lol...the smell just is too much lol</p>
<p>I applied to Colgate, Hamilton, and Haverford, and really liked their locations. I’m from Eastern Maine, however, (although if you are actually from Poland/Fryeburg/Norway/wherever Poland Springs water comes from it’s more rural than up here), so maybe I’m more used to the idyllic atmosphere?</p>
<p>i live ten minutes from NYC haha but i dont where I go as long as it doesnt smell like manure eveyrwehre and the place is literally isolated. these schools jsut seem all similar so I cant decide =/</p>
<p>also anyone know if thses schools have prepharm</p>
<p>Colgate is the most isolated. The rest are either in or near cities ranging from small (Bowdoin, Brunswick, ME) to huge (Haverford, Philadelphia). From what I can tell, Bowdoin is the sportiest, and Vassar the most liberal.</p>
<p>I like Haverford and Vassar the most. They have great locations (PA and NY) and beautiful campuses. Not sure about Vassar, but I know that Haverford isn’t surrounded by cows. :D</p>
<p>Colby is very pretty and doesn’t have cows, but it’s isolated because it isn’t even adjacent to it’s town (I think it was a mile to town—I didn’t even see it). If you or a friend have a car I guess it’s OK.</p>
<p>Come to think of it, Bates is actually right in a city (Lewiston). Lewiston is a tad sketchy, but it has a lot of nice restaurants and stuff.</p>
<p>“…Don’t [care] where I go as long as it doesn’t smell like manure…” Well, that’s some priority.</p>
<p>I think no manure smell is a fine and practical priority. Better than my whimsical priority of ‘must have some Hogwartian-style gothic architecture.’</p>
<p>Haverford’s location may be most to your liking. Sounds like suburban works best for you. Vassar has a very nice campus and is probably not too far from where you now live, but Poughkeepsie is not a very appealing city and NYC is a 2 hour trip from campus, not exactly around the corner. Personally, I’d choose cows over Poughkeepsie.</p>
<p>anyone know which of the schools have really good science? im considering prepharm and i heard lacs are good for preparing students for med/health schools. </p>
<p>on the other hand, which are more humanities/language? just wondering</p>
<p>let me add amherst to the list if you dont mind</p>
<p>also, i saw boston college and their “hogwart” like library or something was really cool lol</p>
<p>The schools you mention don’t seem right for pre-pharm at all. You need to visit Haverford b/c it is not like any other school and has quite a social and academic honor code that dominates life. Swarthmore is very academic with one dining hall and the fact that Philadelphia is a train ride away isn’t very helpful most times. You have very different schools on this list.</p>
<p>yeah i havent vistited any and i dotn ahve the time to. i was planning on applying to many schools and visiting after i apply cause well, i would have to just to see what is best for me. </p>
<p>do you think it would be a good idea to apply to cornell cas and study there for two years and transfer to a pharm school? i dont want to commit to a 0-6 school cause im not positive on pharm…=/</p>
<p>SUNY Buffalo. Don’t know anything about it’s campus, but it’s in-state. Rutgers–oops, they have a farm, though it’s mostly fruits and vegetables, last I heard. Univ of RI–oops, also has a farm, though last time I passed, no cows. You can research all of this online. Please tell us you are not a senior (if you are, it’s kind of late to be asking a forum for school ideas) and whether you feel you are qualified for the schools you have mentioned.</p>
<p>Cornell has a farm.</p>
<p>Vassar has a farm. And a Hogwartian-style residential hall.</p>